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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798" Lines 51-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?
(a) Only when the speaker was quiet and still could he perfectly remember the landscape.
(b) The memories made the speaker feel calm and refreshed.
(c) The speaker made a conscious effort to focus on the memories.
(d) The speaker was often distracted by boredom and negative thoughts.

2. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?
(a) Vernacular diction.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Pejorative diction.

3. What "still sad music" does the speaker hear when he looks at the landscape (93)?
(a) The "still sad music of the spheres."
(b) The "still sad music of humanity."
(c) The "still sad music of philosophy."
(d) The "still sad music of the past."

4. What is emphasized by the diction "appetite" and "feeling" in line 82?
(a) Youthful vitality.
(b) Unthinking selfishness.
(c) Physical sensations.
(d) Passionate emotion.

5. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?
(a) Competitive to the point of aggression.
(b) Carried away by playful emotion.
(c) Of or related to sports.
(d) Ungovernable, unmanageable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is employed when the speaker calls the view "food" for future years (line 66)?

2. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?

3. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?

4. In line 75, what word does the speaker use to characterize his boyhood pleasures?

5. Which sound device is used in line 56, "Have hung upon the beatings of my heart"?

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